Would you know where to go? List of area evacuation routes

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) – North Carolina is now under a state of emergency. States like Georgia and Florida have announced evacuation orders.

If that is needed here, we asked emergency officials what evacuation routes would be.

The New Hanover County Emergency Services is on a limited activation, no evacuation orders are in place. If that happened officials say the normal major highways out of the county would be the routes they suggest to neighbors. The NCDOT has a map that shows the state and federal highways that will be used for evacuations.

They add that the department would alert the public if any routes change because of flooding or other obstacles.

“The main conduits in and out of the county are what we would advise people to use based on where their destination is. Our evacuation decision will be placed during a time that would be arrival, well in arrival of any tropical storm force winds or any potential rains that will have accumulations that’s going to affect those areas,” Steve Still, New Hanover Co. emergency management services, said.

The department will alert the public days in advance if any type of evacuation will be issued. They remain in a limited activation mode with no shelter activation or evacuation orders issued.